Feast April 14
Saint Lidwina
Confessor, patron of chronically ill · Feast April 14
Biography
Lidwina was a Dutch mystic who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church. She is the patroness saint of the town of Schiedam, of chronic pain, and of ice skating.
Feast day
April 14
Patronage
- chronically ill
- ice skaters
- town of Schiedam
Birth date
April 18, 1380
Death date
1433-04-14
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
March 14, 1890
Canonized by
Pope Leo XIII
Feast month
4
Wikidata qid
Q264499
Feast day of month
14